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HB161
202595-1:n:01/30/2020:CNB/bm LSA2019-2185 HB161 By Representative Hill RFD Judiciary Rd 1 06-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense, traffic
violation, or municipal ordinance violation and certain felony offenses may petition the circuit
court to have the criminal record expunged if the charge was dismissed or if he or she meets
other limited conditions. This bill would provide for the expungement of convictions for misdemeanor
criminal offenses, traffic violations, and municipal ordinance violations, including those
adjudicated as a youthful offender, under limited circumstances. This bill would also provide
for technical revisions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 15-27-1, 15-27-2,
15-27-3, 15-27-6, 15-27-7, 15-27-8, and 15-27-19, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the expungement
of criminal records, to provide for the expungement of convictions for misdemeanor criminal
offenses, traffic violations, and municipal...
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SB162
203642-1:n:12/06/2019:CMH/ma LSA2019-2784 SB162 By Senator Whatley RFD Judiciary Rd 1 06-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person who has been charged with a felony, misdemeanor, violation,
traffic violation, or municipal ordinance violation may file a petition to expunge the records
relating to that charge under certain circumstances, including when the charge is dismissed
with prejudice and when the person has been found not guilty of the charge. Also under existing
law, when a person has been charged with a crime that was committed while the person was under
the age of 19 and the charge was not disposed of in juvenile court, the person may be charged
as tried as a youthful offender, which has the effect of closing the case to the public, sealing
the record of the case, and reducing the maximum time of incarceration. This bill would provide
that when a person is charged with a crime that is not considered by law to be driving under
the influence or a violent offense, and the...
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HB360
205198-2:n:02/25/2020:CMH/tj LSA2020-86R1 HB360 By Representative England RFD Judiciary Rd
1 27-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor or felony offense,
violation, traffic violation, or a municipal ordinance violation may file a petition for expungement
under certain conditions, including when the charge is dismissed with prejudice and when the
person has been found not guilty of the charge. This bill would provide that a person may
file a petition for expungement when the person has been granted a pardon by the Board of
Pardons and Paroles for a nonviolent offense or when the person has been granted a pardon
by a mayor for a nonviolent municipal ordinance violation. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to criminal procedure; to amend Sections 15-27-1 and 15-27-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize
the filing of a petition for expungement when the person has been granted a pardon by the
Board of Pardons and Paroles or when the person has been granted...
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SB14
203439-1:n:01/06/2020:CNB/bm LSA2019-2922 SB14 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under current law, a person convicted of a criminal offense may only apply for an
expungement in very limited circumstances. This bill would expand the expungement of criminal
records to include convictions of certain misdemeanor offenses, traffic violations, municipal
ordinances, and felony offenses. This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions
to update the existing code language to current style. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to
require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard
to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one
of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected...
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SB208
203627-2:n:02/18/2020:CMH/tj LSA2019-2779R1 SB208 By Senators Coleman-Madison, Singleton and
Burkette RFD Judiciary Rd 1 18-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person who has been
charged with a felony offense that does not constitute a violent offense may file a petition
to have the criminal records of that offense expunged when the charge is dismissed with prejudice;
when the charge has been no-billed by a grand jury; when the charge has been dismissed after
successful completion of a court-approved deferred prosecution program; when the charge has
been dismissed without prejudice and has not been refiled and more than 5 years have passed
without the person being convicted of any crime; or when the person was a victim of human
trafficking at the time of the offense and only committed the offense as a result of being
trafficked. Under existing law, when a person has been charged with a felony offense that
constitutes a violent offense, the person may only file a petition to have...
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SB267
204274-1:n:01/28/2020:CMH/cr LSA2020-305 SB267 By Senator Singleton RFD Judiciary Rd 1 05-MAR-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of marijuana
in the first degree if he or she possesses marijuana for other than personal use or possesses
marijuana for personal use only after having been previously convicted of unlawful possession
in the second degree or unlawful possession of marijuana for his or her personal use only.
Existing law also provides that the crime of unlawful possession of marijuana in the first
degree is a Class C felony. This bill would amend the crime of unlawful possession of marijuana
in the first degree to provide that a person commits the crime if he or she possesses two
or more ounces of marijuana and would prescribe new criminal penalties based on the number
of prior violations. Under existing law, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession
of marijuana in the second degree if he or she possesses marijuana for...
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HB381
204316-1:n:02/20/2020:CNB*/bm LSA2020-270 HB381 By Representative Coleman RFD Judiciary Rd
1 03-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide for the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. This
bill would provide for an extreme risk protection order which would prohibit potentially violent
defendants from possessing firearms, ammunition, or a pistol permit. This bill would provide
a process for the implementation of an extreme risk protection order. This bill would provide
for the enforcement and registration of an extreme risk protection order. This bill would
require that information regarding extreme risk protection orders be tracked and distributed.
This bill would also provide for criminal penalties for violations of extreme risk protection
orders. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05
of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits
a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or...
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SB75
204428-1:n:01/31/2020:CNB/ma LSA2020-399 SB75 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: This bill would prohibit the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency from suspending
the driver's license of an individual for failure to pay a fine, penalty, fee, or court costs
associated with a conviction of certain traffic offenses if the court determines a driver
to be indigent. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to suspension of driver's licenses;
to amend Section 32-5A-195, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit the Alabama State Law Enforcement
Agency from suspending the driver's license of an individual for failure to pay a fine, penalty,
fee, or court costs associated with a conviction of certain traffic violations if the court
determines a driver to be indigent. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1.
Section 32-5A-195, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: ยง32-5A-195. "(a)
The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is authorized to...
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SB57
203975-1:n:01/23/2020:LK/bm LSA2020-44 SB57 By Senator Ward RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: This bill would repeal existing law providing access to public records and replace
it with a new Alabama Public Records Act with provisions establishing the rights of citizens
to access public records, enumerating exceptions to disclosure, establishing procedures for
making and responding to requests for access, setting the charges associated with responding
to requests, establishing a Public Access Counselor within the Alabama Department of Examiners
of Public Accounts, creating administrative and judicial remedies, and establishing civil
penalties for noncompliance. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public records; to repeal
Sections 36-12-40 and 36-12-41, Code of Alabama 1975; to establish the Alabama Public Records
Act; to require governmental bodies of this state to adopt rules allowing each citizen to
inspect and take a copy of any public record upon a request made...
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HB422
204715-1:n:03/03/2020:CMH/bm LSA2020-136 HB422 By Representatives Coleman and Collins RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 10-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person is guilty of human trafficking if the
person, among other things, benefits financially from subjecting another person to sexual
servitude. Sexual servitude is defined to require coercion or deception from the perpetrator
of the crime. Also under existing law, coercion or deception is not required if the victim
is a minor. This bill would provide that coercion or deception is not required if the victim
is physically or mentally incapable of consent. Under existing law, human trafficking of a
minor is a Class A felony. This bill would provide a minimum period of incarceration for a
person convicted of human trafficking of a minor. Under existing law, the Attorney General
is allowed to bring a civil action against a legal entity accused of human trafficking to
obtain a restraining order and recover damages on behalf of the victims. This...
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